Friday May 24
4-H cooking kits order deadline set
4-H cooking kits are back for June. These kits are meant for youth ages 8-18 to aid in learning how to cook. The kits are $15 each and include ingredients for two recipes and a surprise kitchen item.
Sign up and pay by May 24 to secure a cooking kit. Pick-up days will be June 4-5 at the Tallahatchie County Extension office.
To sign up, call the office at 662-647-8746 or stop by 202 S. Market St. in Charleston.
CHS graduation ceremony slated
Charleston High School commencement exercises will be held on Friday, May 24, in the Morgan Freeman Auditorium on campus. The ceremony is scheduled to start at 6 p.m.
Saturday May 25
WTHS seniors set to graduate
West Tallahatchie High School commencement exercises will be held on Saturday, May 25, in the school auditorium on campus. The graduation ceremony begins at 10 a.m.
Sunday May 26
Bethel church homecoming canceled
Bethel Baptist Church at Oxberry has announced that a planned Memorial Day weekend homecoming celebration that had been scheduled for May 26 has been canceled.
For more information, call pastor Stan Turner at 662-699-9693. Cemetery dues may be mailed to Lynda Lee at 307 Delta Wing Road, Holcomb, MS 38940.
Morning Star plans special event
Morning Star Church of God in Christ, of Tippo, will host friends and family day on Sunday, May 26, beginning at 2 p.m.
Guest speaker will be Elder Calvin White of Sweet Home Outreach Ministry in Itta Bena.
Sponsors are Christine Friday-Jones and Willie Ann Frieson.
The public is invited, noted Morning Star pastor, Elder Bertram Bailey.
Hitt’s Chapel deliverance service set
Hitt’s Chapel, located at 3266 Mississippi Highway 32, Webb, will host a praise and deliverance service on Sunday, May 26, starting at 2:30 p.m. The theme will be “From Bondage to Freedom.”
Guest speaker will be Rev. Willie Joe McCall of Greenwood.
All are invited to “help lift up the name of Jesus,” noted host pastor Rev. J.E. Hall.
Saturday June 1
Birdia Keglar Legacy event on tap
The Birdia Keglar Legacy Committee has announced plans for the upcoming 19th annual Birdia Keglar Legacy Community Celebration to be held Saturday, June 1.
The day will begin with a “Drum Call to the Community” on the Charleston courthouse lawn at 10 a.m. Following will be a cavalcade of vehicles to the Charleston Day Center, where entertainment, games and activities, presentations, lunch and awarding of the Birdia Keglar Legacy Scholarship will take place.
A panel of speakers will present on the topic of “Generational Wealth and Financial Development in the Black Community.” Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity geared toward hearing about how to achieve a better and brighter future for us all.
The day will also consist of comments from area officials and community leaders.
“We invite all who will to join us in continuing this legacy celebration, for our children’s and community’s future depends on it,” noted Gwen Dailey. “Your continued support is greatly appreciated and makes this yearly event possible.”
Souvenir T-shirts are available. For information on how to purchase T-shirts and to receive further details on the event, contact Gwen Dailey at 662-609-6701, LaJoyce Stewart at 662-417-4950 or Edith Glaspie at 313-505-9710.
Monday June 3
Old Antioch sets three-night revival
Pastor Lorenzo K. Robinson and the members of Old Antioch Baptist Church, 6479 Friendship West Road, Sumner, invite family, friends and the community to revival services planned for Monday, June 3, through Wednesday, June 5, at 7 o’clock nightly. Rev. James Jones of Liberty Baptist Church in Lyon will be the guest speaker. The theme is “Revive Us Again, Oh Lord,” based on Hebrews 6:6.
Saturday June 8
Tallahatchie Back to School Expo set
On Saturday, June 8, the Tallahatchie County Back to School Expo will be held in both East and West Tallahatchie locations.
Free and open to the public for students from pre-K through 12th grade, the event offers free school supplies, uniforms, important information, food, prizes, giveaways, music and family fun.
The Expo will be held simultaneously, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the James C. Kennedy Wellness Center, 188 Honeysuckle Dr., in Charleston, and West Tallahatchie Head Start Center, 964 Sturdivant Road, in Glendora.
Hampton couple will be honored
The 22nd pastoral anniversary of Old Bethel Missionary Baptist Church pastor Leo Hampton Sr. and first lady Linda Hampton will be celebrated Saturday, June 8, at 5 p.m., with a love banquet at Hampton Inn & Suites, 1545 Jameson Dr., Grenada, MS 38901. The theme is, “Love,” from 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13.
Sunday June 9
D-S-4 celebrates 31st anniversary
Local gospel singing group D-S-4 will celebrate its 31-year anniversary on Sunday, June 9, with a gospel concert at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, 1051 Walnut St. in Clarksdale. Doors open at 3 p.m. and the program starts at 4. Master of ceremonies will be Bishop Kimberly Randale.
The concert will feature Kaden Morris, Praising Grace, the Cork Sisters, Delta Boyz, Spiritual Soldier, Willie (Sonny) Matthews, Angelic Star, Unity of Tone, D’antre Jackson and Trinity Air, the Kaiser Singers and occasion evangelist Rashunna Rodgers.
For more information, contact Katherine Jones at 662-392-9262.
Thursday June 13
Neighborhood Watch meeting slated
A Neighborhood Watch meeting for the Charleston community will be held at the Charleston Arts Center, aka CARE building, starting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 13. All interested persons are invited to attend.
Saturday June 15
Calvary Food Pantry to distribute
Calvary Food Chapel, at 36 Ward-Riddick Road, just east of Parchman off Highway 32, will distribute food from 8-10 a.m. on Saturday, June 15, for those living in the West Tallahatchie area and in Sunflower County outside the city limits of Drew (which has its own food pantry). Return empty boxes for refill when you pass through. Be on time.
Faith Food Pantry sets distribution
Faith Food Pantry, located at 30028 Highway 32, Charleston, will distribute food from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 15. Please return empty boxes for refill when you pass through the drive-thru. Be on time.
Monday June 17
Vacation Bible School set at Faith
Monday, June 17, through Wednesday, June 19, Vacation Bible School will be held at Faith Baptist Church, located just east of Charleston at 30028 Highway 32.
VBS begins at 12:30 p.m. with lunch and ends at 3. “Breaker Rock Beach” is the theme. Classes are for children ages 3 to school age, and all children are welcome.
Calvary Chapel announces VBS
Vacation Bible School at Calvary Chapel is Monday, June 17, through Wednesday, June 19, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. daily. The church van will run its regular route beginning at 4:45.
This year’s theme is “Breaker Rock Beach.” VBS is for children age 3 to school age, and all children are welcome.
The church is located at 36 Ward-Riddick Road, just north of Highway 32 and seven-tenths of a mile east of Parchman’s front gate.
Miscellany
NEMCC lists King for honors
Kaylie Lynn King of Oakland is one of 266 Northeast Mississippi Community College students who achieved a grade-point average of 4.0 on a 4.0 scale for the 2024 spring semester and, as a result, have been named to the college’s distinguished President’s List.
Sarah Dickson on SNHU prez list
Sarah Dickson of Tutwiler has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s winter 2024 President’s List. The winter term runs from January to May. Full-time undergraduate students earning a minimum grade-point average of 3.7 and above for the reporting term are named to the President’s List.
Carvan inducted into honor society
Northwest Mississippi Community College’s Theta Sigma chapter of Phi Theta Kappa inducted 186 new members, including Addison Carvan of Oakland, during the spring semester. To qualify to be a part of the two-year honor society, students must have completed 12 hours of course work with at least a 3.5 grade-point average. Once a student is eligible, they receive an invitation.
School offers free summer meals
Charleston Elementary School is offering free summer meals to all children 18 years and younger. Breakfast is served daily from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., while lunch is served from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m., all in the CES cafeteria. There is absolutely no cost to participants.
AA updates meeting day, time
With the death of a leader, Alcoholics Anonymous has announced a change in the day and time of its scheduled meetings.
AA still meets at Faith Baptist Church, located at 30028 Mississippi 32, just east of Charleston, but now meets on Thursdays at 7 p.m. (Previously, meetings were Tuesday.)
There are no other groups meeting on Thursdays in the church building, so the AA group has more privacy.
GriefShare support group ongoing
GriefShare, a grief recovery support group that began Tuesday, March 12, will conduct weekly sessions each Tuesday from 6-7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Charleston.
GriefShare is a video series that features some of the nation’s foremost Christian experts on grief and recovery topics as seen from a biblical perspective. The video seminars are combined with support group discussion of the materials presented in the video.
These 13-week sessions include topics such as “Is this Normal?” “The Challenges of Grief,” “Grief and Your Relationships,” “Why?”, “Guilt and Anger” and more.
For details, call Rev. Joe May at 662-712-5004 or Charlotte Hargett at 662-647-4844.
The sessions are sponsored by First Baptist Church of Charleston and The Jennifer Hargett Foundation.
